Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition suffered a new blow as Germany’s main opposition parties celebrated gains in a state election.

The deadly E.coli outbreak appears to be on the decline, Germany’s health minister said today.

Researchers have still not been able to pinpoint the cause of a food-borne bacterial outbreak that has hit Germany and other European countries, Germany’s health minister said today.

Roy Keane’s unexpected departure from Manchester United will not pave the way for Michael Ballack to leave Germany and move to Old Trafford, according to Bayern Munich general manager Uli Hoeness.

IT is most unfortunate that the Irish Examiner (December 21) chose to revive the myth that Israeli soldiers were responsible for the September 2000 death of Mohammed Jamal al-Dura.